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H O U S T O N -A n a lte rn a tiv e
to su rg e ry is b ein g te s te d as
a tre a tm e n t for p ro s ta te c a n ­
c e r in m en w hose ra d ia tio n
th e ra p y has b een u n s u c c e s s ­
fu l. B ay lo r C o lle g e o f M e d i­
c in e an d St. L u k e ’s E p is c o ­
p al H o s p ita l in H o u sto n are
one o f the th re e U .S . s ite s
e v a lu a tin g the e ffe c tiv e n e s s
o f h ig h in te n s ity fo c u sed u l­
tra s o u n d (H IF U ) on p ro s ta te
c a n c e r.
H IFU is a d m in is ­
te re d th ro u g h a d e v ic e in ­
s e rte d in the rectu m . T he in ­
stru m e n t fo c u ses u ltra s o u n d
w aves on a sm all a rea o f the
p r o s t a t e , th e w a ln u t - s i z e d
g la n d b elo w the b la d d e r th at
m ak es flu id for sem en. The
u ltr a s o u n d c r e a te s e n o u g h
h ea t to k ill the c a n c e ro u s t i s ­
su e , and tre a tm e n t c o n tin u e s
u n til the e n tire p ro s ta te has
been d e s tro y e d . The o u tp a ­
tie n t p ro c e d u re can u su a lly
be c o m p le te d w ith in th re e
h o u rs, and the p a tie n t can go
hom e a fte r the sp in a l a n e s ­
th e tic w ears o ff. " O u r r e ­
se a rc h sh o u ld help d e te rm in e
w h e th e r HIFU can tre a t p ro s ­
ta te c a n c e r w ith o u t o p tio n s ,"
s a id p r in c ip a l in v e s tig a to r
Dr. B rian M iles, m ed ical d i­
re c to r o f the T exas C an ce r
In s titu te at St. L u k e ’s and a s ­
so c ia te p ro fe s s o r o f u ro lo g y
at B ay lo r. F or c a n c e r th at is
c o n fin e d to the p ro s ta te , s u r­
g ery and ra d ia tio n are s ta n ­
d ard o p tio n s. C o m p le te re ­
m oval o f the p ro s ta te , know n
as the ra d ic a l p ro s ta te c to m y ,
can ca u se in c o n tin e n c e and
i m p o te n c e .
R a d ia tio n
th e ra p y can ca u se re c ta l and
b la d d e r in ju r ie s , d if f ic u lty
u rin a tin g and im p o te n c e . For
c a n c e r th at has sp re a d or m e­
ta s ta s iz e d , h o rm o n e th era p y
and c h e m o th e ra p y are u su ally
re co m m en d ed . T h ese tr e a t­
m en ts can also ca u se im p o ­
te n c e , loss o f se x u a l d e s ire ,
fa tig u e and o s te o p o ro s is , or
bone d e te rio ra tio n .
M ore
th an 400 p a tie n ts in E urope
h a v e b ee n tr e a te d s u c c e s s ­
fu lly sin ce its in c e p tio n to
g re a tly re d u ce su ch sid e e f­
fe cts as u rin a ry tra c t in fe c ­
tio n s and in c o n tin e n c e . To
be e lig ib le for the stu d y at
B ay lo r and St. L u k e ’s, men
m ust be at le a s t 50 y ea rs o f
a g e a n d in g o o d g e n e r a l
h e a lth . T h e ir c a n c e r m u st be
c o n fin e d to the p ro s ta te , and
they m ust h av e u n d e rg o n e ra ­
d ia tio n th e ra p y at le a s t 18
m onths ago. V o lu n te e rs can
c a ll (7 1 3 ) 7 9 8 -8 5 14. T he
HIFU tre a tm e n t is free. P a r­
tic ip a n ts w ill be e v a lu a te d
p e r io d ic a lly fo r fiv e y e a rs
for sig n s o f c a n c e r. In a d d i­
tio n to B a y lo r and St. L u k e ’s,
the HIFU stu d y is b ein g c o n ­
d u cted at G e o rg e to w n U n i­
v e rs ity M e d ic a l C e n te r and
the U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo rn ia
at San F ra n c is c o .
“ M ore th a n 1 7 9 ,0 0 0 new
cases o f p ro s ta te c a n c e r are
ex p e cted to be d ia g n o s e d th is
y e a r,” M iles sa id . " I f HIFU
p ro v e s s a f e a n d e f f e c tiv e ,
m any m en w ith th is d ise a se
m ight be tre a te d w ith o u t side
e ffe c ts th a t can le sse n th e ir
q u a lity o f l i f e .”
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HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala
today announced the award of $3.9
million in planning grants to 79
public and private organizations to
bolster HIV/AIDS care to African
Americans and individuals in ru­
ral and underserved areas.
“These grants will help address
two key challenges of this epi­
demic— the disproportionate im­
pact o f HIV/AIDS on the African
American community and an in­
creasing need for access to care
for in d iv id u a ls in rural and
underserved communities," said
Secretary Shalala.
The 79 grants are funded under
the Title III Planning Grant Pro­
gram of the Ryan White Compre­
hensive AIDS Resources Emer­
gency (CARE) Act administered
by HHS= Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA).
Sixty grants totaling $3 million
are being awarded as part of HHS’
year-old partnership with the Con­
gressional Black Caucus to battle
HIV/AIDS in com m unities o f
color. The remaining $942,575
will be awarded to 19 organiza­
tions under the CARE Act=s Rural
and Underserved Initiative, which
directs HIV/AIDS care to rural and
underserved com m unities. The
maximum amount of each award is
$50,000.
The planning grants are designed
to help communities with inad­
equate HIV care resources im­
prove their ability to deliver pri­
mary care to individuals with HIV.
These grants are used specifically
to help organizations that prima­
rily serve African A m ericans af­
fected by HIV/AIDS strengthen
their planning and administrative
activities. Title III also funds a
grant program to support out-pa­
tient HIV early intervention ser­
vices for medically underserved
individuals.
Funding priority is given to new
programs that help improve the
distribution o f CARE Act pro­
grams across all states and territo­
rie s, e sp e cially in rural or
underserved communities where
HIV disease is increasing and in
areas that receive limited or no
CARE Act funding.
"These funds will make a dra­
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A frican Am ericans and individu­
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Since passage of the CARE Act in
1990, the Clinton administration has
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vide primary care and support ser­
vices to medically underserved in­
dividuals and families affected by
HIV disease. In fiscal year 1999,
$94.3 million was appropriated to
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Flu season is approaching, and
•egonians are encouraged to take
vantage of special flu clinics or to
11 their healthcare providers to get
influenza vaccination, according
health officials at the Department
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"This is also a good time for adults
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gainst diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepa-
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Anyone 65 years old or older,
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ìedical conditions should make ar-
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accination and also consider ob-
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ays Kelly.
Women who will be in the second
ir third trimester o f pregnancy dur-
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o be vaccinated against influenza.
Healthcare workers and household
nembers who have contact with in-
lividuals at highest risk of develop-
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ihould also be immunized. “And
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jf vaccine, anyone who wants to
ivoid the miseries of influenza this
year can get a shot and receive pro­
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Information is continually col­
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November.
On average, more than 20,000
Americans die each year from com­
plications of influenza and pneumo­
nia. Influenza and pneumonia to­
gether are the fifth leading cause of
death for older adults. However, in-
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